With 1,216 biographies, Composers are the 13th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Military Personnels, Painters, and Basketball Players.
Pantheon has 1,354 people classified as composers born between 2 and 2005. Of these 1,354, 186 (13.74%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living composers include John Williams, Hans Zimmer, and Arvo Pärt. The most famous deceased composers include Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johann Sebastian Bach. As of April 2022, 138 new composers have been added to Pantheon including Stefania Turkewich, Franck Pourcel, and Bronius Kutavičius.
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.49
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.74
1935 - Present
HPI: 69.35
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.48
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.98
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.91
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.49
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.17
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.07
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.34
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.29
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.01
1770 - 1827
HPI: 95.23
1756 - 1791
HPI: 93.63
1685 - 1750
HPI: 92.29
1810 - 1849
HPI: 88.83
1678 - 1741
HPI: 88.31
1813 - 1901
HPI: 86.57
1797 - 1828
HPI: 85.86
1732 - 1809
HPI: 85.57
1813 - 1883
HPI: 85.34
1685 - 1759
HPI: 84.66
1840 - 1893
HPI: 83.33
1833 - 1897
HPI: 82.22
1898 - 1977
HPI: 60.36
1913 - 2000
HPI: 56.52
1932 - 2021
HPI: 55.68
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.49
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.41
1544 - 1590
HPI: 54.74
1510 - 1570
HPI: 54.55
1673 - 1763
HPI: 54.43
1959 - 2004
HPI: 54.36
1497 - 1543
HPI: 54.09
1580 - 1656
HPI: 53.96
1729 - 1774
HPI: 53.86
Most composers were born in Germany (168), Italy (166), and France (155). By city, the most common birth places were Paris (45), Vienna (35), and New York City (25).The most common death places of composers were France (180), Germany (174), and Italy (150). By city, these were Paris (99), Vienna (60), and London (40).
The earliest biographies classified as composers in Pantheon are Guido of Arezzo, Hucbald, and Eubie Blake. The concentration of composers was largest during the Newspaper Era, which lasted from 1700 to 1899. Some birth or death locations for earlier composers are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Which Composers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Composers since 1700.
Composers are found within the Arts domain which also includes Actors, Singers, Musicians, Film Directors, and Painters.